WASHINGTON - The world's worst nuclear accident was spawned by Soviet pride and made worst by Soviet secrecy, United States' experts said yesterday. They predicted that the radioactive leak at Chernobyl will prove to be a diplomatic and economic disaster for the Kremlin - and maybe for us.
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A child's sandal and stuffed bear are pictured at a kindergarden in the ghost town of Pripyat April 4, 2011.